Comparison of the Marine Index of Refraction Structure Parameter, C2n, Model with Optical Measurements.

摘要

The Monterey Bay turbulence model verification experiment was conducted to verify correlation models of bulk meteorological and optical turbulence. Laser scintillometer measurements were compared to predictions of the bulk model using meteorological data measured by R/V ACANIA. Results indicate that the model predicts optical turbulence to within a factor of two in homogenous cases. Satellite measurements suggest possible applications to verifying homogeneity for use of the bulk models. The bulk model results did not correlate to optical measurements when infrared rather than bucket temperatures were used. Although three separate IR temperatures (surface, aircraft, satellite) agreed with each other, they seemed to be a bias of 1.5 degrees below the bucket temperature. (Author)